West Nile virus is a disease transmitted by certain mosquitoes that carry a disease that can cause serious brain inflammation. West Nile Virus originated in Uganda‚ in 1937. The virus has now spread rapidly across Africa‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. The virus is most commonly advanced through mosquitoes‚ particularly the Culex pipiens mosquito. Humans are most commonly affected‚ especially those over the age of 50‚ by this disease although some animals such as bats‚ horses‚ cats‚ dogs‚ skunks
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Title: Types of Movies Topic Announcement: Movie Genres Introduction Background: Movie genres describe the film and its purpose to the audience. Thesis Statement: “There are many genres for any person’s interest.” Comedy Comedies are light-hearted plots that are designed to amuse‚ entertain‚ and provoke laughter from the audience. They provide a momentary escape from day-to-day life. (Dirks‚ “Main Film Genres”) Body Paragraphs Romance
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Pulp Fiction: Shortcomings of a “Neo-Noir” The remarkable stylistic conventions of classical film noir have made it one of the most memorable and recognizable film genres to this day. Each film noir picture is uniquely told though it use of degrees of darkness‚ contrasting lighting‚ rain-covered city streets‚ isolated protagonist‚ and devious dames that effortlessly lure men into a cold trap of criminal deeds. Pulp Fiction‚ a film by Quentin Tarantino‚ is said to be one of film noir’s strongest
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SOCIAL STRATIFICATION “IS IT UNIVERSAL” 1. INTRODUCTION 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 3. OBJECTIVES 4. METHODOLOGY 5. FINDINGS 6. DISCUSSIONS BASED ON FINDINGS 7. CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION: In sociology and other social sciences‚ social stratification refers to the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into divisions of power and wealth within a society. The concept of stratification came into existence in 1940’s
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non-African groups of slave traders: Arab Muslims and Europeans. From the 7th to the 20th century‚ Arab Muslims raided and traded for black African slaves in West‚ Central‚ and East Africa‚ sending thousands of slaves each year to North Africa and parts of Asia. From the 15th to the 19th century‚ Europeans bought millions of slaves in West‚ Central‚ and East Africa and sent them to Europe; the Caribbean; and North‚ Central‚ and South America. These two overlapping waves of transcontinental slave
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Gendered Division of Labor as a Unified Systems Theory Glenn’s race-gender analysis of labor provides a unique insight to social feminism. In Gender‚ Race‚ and the Organization of Reproductive Labor‚ she analyzes society’s form of social reproduction—this gendered division of labor. I believe that Glenn’s inquiry leans more towards Young’s approach of a unified systems theory as opposed to Hartmann’s dual systems theory. Dual systems theory highlights two distinct spheres: capitalism and patriarchy
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The West African nation of the Ivory Coast was once a place for prosperity for the region. A crisis was set off in November 2010‚ when the ex-president‚ Laurent Gbagbo‚ refused to accept his defeat in a democratic presidential election he had postponed for years. Despite declarations and sanctions released by regional leaders along with the Untied Nations‚ Gbagbo clung to power and refused to recognize Alassane Quattara as the winner. A violent stalemate followed‚ as Mr. Gbagbo used security forces
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You may have heard of different types of dances but did you ever hear of the West African dance form? If you haven’t then we will tell you about‚ if you have then you will learn more about it. African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub Saharan Africa‚ and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles. These dances must be viewed in close connection with Sub Saharan African music traditions and Bantu cultivation of rhythm. African dance
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History tells us that Bahasa Melayu was once a lingua franca during the reign of Malacca Sultanate. Bahasa Melayu or Malay language was used widely among traders who sailed all the way to the stopover port in Malacca. Hence‚ the government has decided to acknowledge Bahasa Melayu as the national language of Malaysia. Nevertheless‚ the significant role as an international language is currently seemed to be taken over by English. Why? Language | Approximate number of speakers | 1. Chinese (Mandarin)
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The club was originally founded as Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1895 and was later reformed‚ in 1900 as West Ham United. They initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the full Football League in 1919 and enjoyed their first top flight season in 1923‚ featuring in the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley that year against Bolton Wanderers. The club have won the FA Cup three times: in 1964‚ 1975 and 1980. They have also been runners-up twice‚ in 1923 and 2006. In
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